'Every single day this base is at war. These kids are not playing video games out of their mothers' basements'. The pilots sit in dimly lit, air-conditioned trailers, each staring at glowing video and data screens and toggling a joystick that controls an armed drone flying somewhere in the world.
In this experiment, you will measure the amount of energy available for use from three types of nuts, a plant product. This process of measuring the energy stored in food is known as calorimetry.
In what units do food scientists measure food energy? A: Food scientists measure food energy in calories. A calorie is the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one gram of water 1 degree Celsius. Full Answer >